Rairoad ticket



A. R. JORGENSON El' AL RALRoAD TICKET Filed Nov. 21, 1951 TVEV'E! E! E' t! l l l n:nl

"UF-win,"

"Bruin-Un 111.

July 11, 1933.

Patented `iuly 11, 1933 UNITED s'ra'riasg PATENT 'o1-FICE ALFRED n. Jonennson, or CHICAGO, AND RALPH: o. Moony, on LA GRANGE, immers Y y RAIROAD TICKET yThe invention relates to railroad tickets and the like, and is particularly adapted to be embodied in commutation tickets, such as are ordinarily used by railroads in connection with suburban traffic.

One form of the invention is embodied in a commutation ticket which comprises a plurality of rides or sections which are severed from the body of the ticket by the conductor, a section being severed for each ride. Each section or ride is provided with a cutout portion so that it may be inserted in a punch embodying the invention which is disclosed in our copending application, Serial No. 576,602, filed November 21, 1931. The construction of the ticket is such that an ordinary business card, -or the like, can not be substituted therefor to have the punch function in the proper manner. rlhe punch is constructed so that after it has severed a ride or section from the commutation ticket, it severs a portion of the section from the body thereof, and by this act causes an audible signal to be given, which signal may be noted by an inspector, or the like.

Otner objects and advantages will become apparent as the following detailed description progresses, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a ticket which embodies the invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of a ride or section which has been severed from the ticket shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view of the section after a portion thereof has been severed by the punch so that an audible signal will be given. Y

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a punch adapted to be employed in connection withV our improved ticket, and

Fig. 5 is a punch member forming part of the punch shown in Fig. 4.

Referring for the present to Figs, 1 to 3, inclusive, wherein we have illustrated the construction of a ticket which embodies a preferred form of the invention, the reference character designates the ticket as a whole which comprises a body portion 100i to which a plurality of rides or sections 11 are secured, the sections 11 being preferably formed integral with the body portion 10a.. In this instance, scored lines 11a extending longitudinally of the ticket and scored lines 11b extending transversely of the ticket form the boundaries of the individual sections 11. 5'

The upper right hand corner (Fig. 1) of each section 11 is provided with a cut-out portion, or notch, 12. In this instance, each of the notches 12 is rectangular in form and is in the front edge of its section 11.

2 shows one of the sections after it has been severed from the body portion 10a by the improved punch which is described in the above identified copending application, and Fig. 3 illustrates the scctionafter a portion thereof has been severed therefrom by the punch so that an audible signal would be given by the punch. The portion severed from the section 11 by the punch is shown at 12a in Fig. 3.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 5, wherein the construction of the improved punch isillustra'ted, the reference characters 15 and 16 designate two levers or arms which are pivoted to each other by a pin 17. The arms 15 and 16 are provided with jaws 2O and 21, respectively, the jaw 21 being provided with slots 22 and 23. The slot 22 is adapted to receive the ticket 10. The function of the slot 23 is disclosed in our copending application and is not pertinent to the invention disclosed in this application.

Loosely pivoted to the jaw 2O by a pin 31 is a punch member 30, the punch member being provided with a slot 32 through which the pin 31 passes. 4The top surface yof the punch member 30 is designated by the reference character 33 and is preferably a plane surface. Projecting upwardly from the surface 33 at one corner of the punch member 30 is an integral lug 35. The punch member is provided with a notch 38 having vertically disposed surfaces 39 and 40 and a horizontally disposed surface 41. The surfaces 39 and 40 meet the surface 33 at the cutting edges 43 and 44, respectively.

A compression spring 2S yieldingly holds the handles 15 andA 16 in the relative positions wherein they are shown in Fig. 4. When the handles are in the positions wherein they are shown in Fig. 4, the lug 35 projects into a slot 34 formed in the j aw 21, the slot 34 being of such dimensions that the punch member 30 may be driven up into it when the handles l5 and 16 are displaced toward each other against the action of the spring 28. The surface 33, of the punch member 30 is provided with cutting edges 45 and 46 which co-operate with lower edges of the slot 34 to sever a section 11 from the ticket 10 along two of the scored lines 11a and 11b.

A die 48 slidably mounted in vthe slot 34 is normally positioned at the bottom of the slot, the die being held in this position by a spring (not shown). The upper travel of the die 48'is limited by a shoulder 52 provided in the jaw 21, the-construction being such that when the die 48 strikes the shoulder 52 the die will en -operate with the punch member 30 in such manner that the cutting edges 43 and 44 of the punch member will sever a small portion from the section 11 which has been severed from the ticket 10 and driven upwardly intothe slot 34 with the top surface 33v o the punch member. lVhen the small portion is severed from the section 11 it leaves the small notch 12a in the section (see Fig. 3). At the same time, the die is released and the spring (not shown) retracts it and causes it to strike a bell 61 so that an audible signal will be given.

The improved method of collecting fares is practiced substantially'as follows: The ticket 10 is inserted in the slot 22 in such manner that the lug- 35 is received in the notch 12 of the sectionll which is to be severed from the body portion 10a.- Thefcon ductor then squeezes the handles land 16 towards each other to sever the section and to drive it upwards through the slot 34 until the punch member 30- and the die 48 sever a small portion from thesection and leave the notch 12a therein. The die member is then retracted and strikes the bell to' give the audible signal.

As indicated above, an ordinary business card, or the like, can not be substituted for the ticket 10 if the punch is to operate properly, as the audible signal will not be given unless a portion of the ticket is disposed between the die 48 and the notch 38. The lock 35 normally projects up into the slot 34 and thus prevents the insertion of an ordinary business card, or the like, into the proper position within the slot 22.

While we have shown and described certain embodiments of our invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modiiications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is our intention to claim all novelty inherent in our invention as broadly as possible, in view of the prior art.

That we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Articket having a plurality of sections marked thereon and adapted to be severed from the ticket by a punch, each of said sections on the ticket having an aperture therethrough for receiving a portion of the punch when said entire section is to be severed from the ticket.

2. A ticket having* a plurality of sections marked thereon and adapted to be severed serially from the ticket by a punch, each of said sections having a notch in its front edge adapted to receive a portion of the punch when said entire section is to be removed from the ticket. f

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our signatures, this 29th day of October,

ALFRED R. .TORGENSON RALPH O. MOODY. 

